Who to install Shilen Prefit, Savage
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BigUglyMan
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I thought that was the whole point of prefits...to do it yourself.
gstprecision
Regular
- Location
- Frankford, On
I offer barrel nut wrench and barrel presses. You can check my website or pm me.
For the exact procedure you can google savage barrel swap and you'll find al the info you need. When you order the barrel make sure to order a go-gauge for the caliber.
GST
For the exact procedure you can google savage barrel swap and you'll find al the info you need. When you order the barrel make sure to order a go-gauge for the caliber.
GST
gstprecision
Regular
- Location
- Frankford, On
You should look up JD Bow and Guns, he is in Prospect Bay. He used to do repairs and gunsmithing. He might be able to help out.
Cheers
GST
Cheers
GST
hometownhero
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Toon Town, Sk
Takes about 20 min to do yourself. Can always sell the tools after too. Or find some friends that need savages rebarreled and giver. Hard to screw it up with go and no go gauges.
Alright, I'll preface this with...I don't own one.
On the other hand, a good friend had given me the take off barrel from his, when he switched to a .17 Fireball, and the end result was that he ended up asking me, rather hang-dog-ish, for it back. Which he got, along with my laughter and a reminder that I HAD actually asked him if he was SURE he wanted to give the barrel away!
Buy the wrench, do it yourself, keep the wrench and the barrel tucked into a corner of the safe, and you can always go back, or add it into the pile when you sell the rifle.
Jerry at Mystic Precision, IIRC, had posted the technique he uses to install his own barrels without using a actual gage, where he uses a 'reference' cartridge he keeps for the purpose, and adjusts the barrel in to contact, then backs off a determined amount to set his headspace. He is not the only one I had read that uses the method.
It ain't brain science, it's more like rocket surgery, eh?
Maybe a little less complicated than that!
Cheers
Trev
On the other hand, a good friend had given me the take off barrel from his, when he switched to a .17 Fireball, and the end result was that he ended up asking me, rather hang-dog-ish, for it back. Which he got, along with my laughter and a reminder that I HAD actually asked him if he was SURE he wanted to give the barrel away!
Buy the wrench, do it yourself, keep the wrench and the barrel tucked into a corner of the safe, and you can always go back, or add it into the pile when you sell the rifle.
Jerry at Mystic Precision, IIRC, had posted the technique he uses to install his own barrels without using a actual gage, where he uses a 'reference' cartridge he keeps for the purpose, and adjusts the barrel in to contact, then backs off a determined amount to set his headspace. He is not the only one I had read that uses the method.
It ain't brain science, it's more like rocket surgery, eh?
Maybe a little less complicated than that!Cheers
Trev
hometownhero
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Toon Town, Sk
I got mine from Jerry. Great place to deal with.
gstprecision
Regular
- Location
- Frankford, On
As Trevj said this is the beauty of barrel swapping, you can use the same action and have many different caliber for all your hunting/shooting situation. I have short action that I use mostly for long range with a 28" heavy barrel. I use the same action and put a featherweight barrel in the winter for coyote hunting.
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